scale modeling database | stash manager
Demigod
Demigod
DE

Bandai Perfect Grade Millennium Falcon 1:72 WiP

Comments

29 20 November 2019, 20:20
Demigod
Here we go again, this time for real. The Bandai MF is a great kit - but the provided lighting kit is just crap. Too dark and pink. I need MORE POWER!
So here I go installing my own lighting solution in the cockpit. Have fun watching!
20 November 2019, 20:26
Bozzer
Looks like a good start. I'm hopping aboard for this lightyear journey.
20 November 2019, 23:12
Björn Svedberg
I'm in for this one! Looking great so far! 👍
23 November 2019, 06:41
Jozef Goos
nice !
23 November 2019, 13:57
Torsten
Good start 👍
23 November 2019, 14:08
Donald Dickson II
In on this!
23 November 2019, 15:21
Spanjaard
I am in too! Looking good already
23 November 2019, 15:45
Demigod
The Bandai figures are boring, so I replaced them. The new ones show a little more action ;D
30 November 2019, 19:23
Oliver Zwiener
Watching 😉
30 November 2019, 19:54
Soeren R.
Looks really great!
30 November 2019, 20:07
Christian Lehmann
Nice start! 👍
30 November 2019, 20:26
Matthew A
The figures are jolly good
30 November 2019, 21:56
Torsten
The figures are a good choice 👍
1 December 2019, 07:19
Demigod
Now I'm playing around with the engine lighting. The kit lighting is crap, so I used LED strips to pimp it.
25 December 2019, 12:28
Torsten
Well, the lighting looks good 👍
25 December 2019, 12:59
Vince Venezuela
Following 🙂
25 December 2019, 19:03
Demigod
Just a little update: I painted the corridor wall with Vallejo colors.
9 February 2020, 17:50
Starbase101
Looks great! Many people have been carving out behind the cockpit for lighting. Are those figures from the kit or aftermarket? I haven't seen an out-of-the-box lighting kit yet that doesn't need replacing with something better. Often the best you can hope for with upgraded kits for lighting are clear parts that might otherwise have been opaque.
9 February 2020, 18:13
Stephan H.
Following! The effort you put in on the lighting is totally worth it! Great start
10 February 2020, 10:33
Paul Juliano
I'm in!
10 February 2020, 11:54
Demigod
Glad you like it!
Mike, the figures are aftermarket. Check this:
Figure Set C (Falcon 3D Parts None, 1:72)

None
 
11 February 2020, 17:37
Demigod
The open pits won't be readily accessible after installing them, so I have to paint them now. For that, I brownbased and used MRP-099 Insignia White as top coat.
7 March 2020, 15:58
Starbase101
@Demigod, thanks - yes, I already had Falcon 3D Parts bookmarked, and I've got a hefty order from them working its way through the postal system at the moment. Nice paint job on your figures.
7 March 2020, 22:10
Demigod
Quite little progress: construction is almost completed, and I installed the main power connection via the landing gear.
1 May 2020, 17:41
Demigod
Now the gun bays are complete and lighted.
17 May 2020, 10:19
bughunter
It's not my subject, but I have a deep respect for such beautiful detail painting 👍 How the hell did you paint it so clean?
17 May 2020, 10:31
Black Baron
Following
17 May 2020, 13:32
Spanjaard
I dinot know if the grade if the kit deserves to be called perfect (I do not have it in my stash) but what you are doing certainly does....
17 May 2020, 19:06
Demigod
Glad you like it! The kit itself really deserves the term "perfect". My challenge will be to add a free floating base ... something like Cloud City or Coruscant.
18 May 2020, 11:29
Treehugger
Engine grills in photo 25 looks interesting. I had no idea there was any detailing to this.
18 May 2020, 12:06
Starbase101
"Perfect Grade" isn't specific to this Millennium Falcon model kit - it's Bandai's premium class of kits, most of which are Gundam (the Millennium Falcon was the first non-Gundam PG kit). The PG kits are pricier from their advanced tooling and number of parts.
18 May 2020, 13:05
Zsolt Czegle
Awesome build! 👍
18 May 2020, 13:54
Demigod
Treehugger, right you are. On the original movie prop this was only a milky white screen. Also, the back of the Falcon is never seen unlit. So, Bandai seem to have taken a little bit of artistic freedom ...
18 May 2020, 17:08
Alec K
Very cool build 👍
18 May 2020, 19:48
Dave Flitton
Fantastic work. Can't to see what else you come up with to complete this build
18 May 2020, 20:12
Demigod
So, let's dive into painting this beast. To get a subtle weathering right from the start I black based and added white marble and blend coats.
25 July 2020, 13:04
Torsten
Stay on target 👍
26 July 2020, 07:50
Demigod
The next step is masking, painting and chipping the various off-colored panels. Enjoy!
6 October 2020, 18:14
Frank Roth
Really great job.....Got it in 1/144
6 October 2020, 18:20
Spanjaard
nice chipping
6 October 2020, 21:37
Torsten
Hammer😎
8 October 2020, 04:37
Treehugger
I think the figures are surprisingly nice looking, the modling of the faces mean. And nice work on the figures.
8 October 2020, 07:07
Marcel Klemmer
A very impressive paint job. This will be a very interesting model
8 October 2020, 09:39
Łukasz Gliński
How come I haven't followed it yet? Great progress so far 👍
8 October 2020, 14:26
Roman Modelar
great progress on the paint job 👍
9 October 2020, 09:21
Stephan H.
Awesome paint work. but not using 50 shades ... might result in "punishment"😉
12 October 2020, 12:59
Mathieu
« Most impressive » To quote the famous dark lord.
12 October 2020, 13:11
Demigod
Thank you all for the encouragement! "We shall double our efforts!"
12 October 2020, 16:29
Black Baron
Would love to build one but don't have the room to display it.
16 October 2020, 12:58
Spanjaard
i am more concerned with the room it would leave on my wallet 😛 i got the 1/144 instead. would love the perfect grade one but....
17 October 2020, 22:19
Starbase101
Try finding room for the studio-scale DeAgostini kit....now THAT one is big.
17 October 2020, 22:29
Demigod
True. To be honest, my models only come out for shows and club meetings. I still have to find the perfect (and spacious) display case for my home.
20 October 2020, 17:53
Starbase101
Yeah, gone are the childhood days of simply hanging them from the ceiling with "invisible" fishing line.
20 October 2020, 18:17
Demigod
Oh, I do miss these days. But, on the other hand I am not going to invest 400+ hours into a model and let it be a dust catcher. Glass cabinet, silicone sealing, 5000k LED lighting in the corners. That's what I'm looking for.
20 October 2020, 18:34
Spanjaard
This one certainly will deserve such comfort in its retirement 🙂
21 October 2020, 23:35
Spanjaard
Look for cabinets from closing shops, I got one that usually would have cost 800 to 1000€, for just 100.....
21 October 2020, 23:36
Spanjaard
Just need to put something inside that deserves to be there 😄
21 October 2020, 23:37
Demigod
After decalling now is the time for some streaks. Those are done in oil color - Abteilung Starship Filth does a marvellous job!
15 November 2020, 18:45
Bozzer
Blown away!!!
15 November 2020, 20:05
MARCO ORSENIGO
great job
16 November 2020, 12:16
Demigod
I am in the middle of the weathing process. Oil paint streaking, filtering, washing, you name it. It's incredibly time-consuming due to the sheer amount of details.
3 January 2021, 11:02
Treehugger
Do you have a method of sorts for deciding to apply weathering on around the model? Or do you just focus on one area and then move on to the next?
3 January 2021, 11:23
Torsten
Great work, really😎
3 January 2021, 13:07
Demigod
Treehugger, my first rule is to have good references. Yes, I'm buildung a model of the "real thing" and not of the studio prop, but the abundantly available fotos of the studio model do give clues where to apply the weathering. So, that's the start. The blueprint if you like. From there I enhance and add more details and weathering where I see fit. 😉
3 January 2021, 13:25
Black Baron
Looking great! Is there a lot of variation between scenes or original films on the wear & tear and details on the Falcon? Or is it consistent and you don't need to pick a particular referense scene that is your trooth?
5 January 2021, 15:55
berni
Nice Paintjob. which colour(White) you use one Picture 35? 👍
6 January 2021, 14:50
JD
This build is truly a labor of love. You have my respect sir!
6 January 2021, 20:54
Demigod
Thank you, guys!

@Black Baron: They had one studio scale model for ANH and a second, smaller one for ESB and RotJ. Althoug it was smaller in scale, the second model reproduced the form and weathering of the older one quite faithfully. So, the reference to be had is photos of these models that are abundant from the exhibitions of the past. The movie footage does not provide acurate views of the details of the MF. So, I take the studio models and transform them into what they would look like in real life (in my opinon).

@Bernie: The white is MRP-099.
FS17875 U.S. Navy White, MR.Paint Satin, Acrylic Lacquer, 30ml
8 January 2021, 13:17
Brandon H
Very impressive!!
8 January 2021, 13:49
Demigod
Finally, I'm nearing completion of painting that thing. Also I installed the electronics package.
16 January 2021, 13:04
Torsten
Looking forward to see it with light 🙂
17 January 2021, 08:12
Demigod
Only a small update - I finished the boarding ramp and the landing gear. The cables are old guitar string.
4 April 2021, 10:18

Project info

67 images
1:72
Completed
1:72 Millennium Falcon (Bandai 0216384-40000)1:72 Figure Set C (Falcon 3D Parts None)
CEC YT-1300 Millennium Falcon
Associated to the Rebel Alliance
Corellian Light Freighter YT-1300F (Han Solo)
 

All albums

View all albums »